proserpina

[prəu'sə:pinə]
  • n. 普罗塞耳皮娜(Jupiter与Ceres之女)

英英释义


1. goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone

英文词源


Proserpina
daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto, Latin (or Etruscan) modification of Greek Persephone, perhaps influenced by Latin proserpere "to creep forth" on notion of the germination of plants.